As part of our Sky Zero ambition to contribute to a low carbon world, we’re improving the sustainability of our sports productions and working with industry partners to create change.
In the UK and Ireland, we’re raising awareness through the BAFTA albert Sports Consortium, which we jointly founded with other broadcasters in 2020. We’ve offered our production teams carbon literacy training, encouraged them to use public transport and car shares and cut the number of flights they take.
We’ve been working with BAFTA albert on empowering our teams to make editorial content that supports a vision for a sustainable future, because it’s not just about how we make TV. We’ll use our scale and reach as Europe’s leading direct-to-consumer media and entertainment company, to start new conversations and inspire action. We’ll spread the word through our Sky Sports channels and programmes, inspiring as many people as we can to join us.
May 2020 – Sky Sports wins the SVG One Planet Award for Sustainability in Sports TV
July 2020 – Sky Sports become first broadcaster to sign up to UNFCCC’s Sports for Action Framework
July 2020 – Sky Sports confirmed as founding member of BAFTA albert Sports Consortium
September 2020 – Sky Sports announces all Premier League, EFL and Transfer Deadline Day live broadcasts will be BAFTA albert certified
October 2020 - Sky Sports delivers first albert certified Deadline Day
Sky Sports News broadcast the first 'green' Transfer Deadline Day which was a certified three-star albert sustainable production.
